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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'ex' as in 'example'.
Say 'ca' with a schwa, like 'kuh'.
End with 'vate', rhyming with 'fate'.
ex-ca-wait (ex-ca-vate)
eks-a-vate (ex-ca-vate)
ex-ca-veet (ex-ca-vate)
Start with 'eks', pronounced sharply.
Say 'kuh' for 'ca', keeping it soft.
Finish with 'vate', similar to 'gate'.
ex-ka-wait (ex-ca-vate)
eks-kuh-vate (ex-ca-vate)
ex-ca-vuht (ex-ca-vate)
'Ex' is pronounced with a clear 'k' sound, not 's'.
It is a soft sound, pronounced as 'kuh'.
The stress is on the first syllable: 'EX-ca-vate'.
To dig out or uncover by removing earth.
/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən/
The process of digging up
/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtər/
A person or machine that digs
/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɪd/
Dug out
'Excavation' has a long 'shun' ending, unlike 'excavate'.
'Excavator' modifies the end to 'tuh', adding a syllable.
'Excavated' ends with an 'id' sound, not 'ate'.
Remember the stress is on the first syllable 'EX'.
Practice saying each syllable slowly first, then speed up.
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